The NY Times published a story this week about a massive cyber attack against three major Iranian banks which targeted 15-million customers. The latter received warnings that their account information had been hacked, harvested and made available via a Telegram account. This, of course, aroused panic in account holders and the banks themselves. At first … [Read more...]
Dark Matter, Leading UAE Hacking Firm, Entices IDF Cyberwar Veterans at $1-Million a Pop, Israeli Media Report Censored
Haaretz reported recently week that the UAE spyware company, Dark Matter, the commercial subsidiary of UAE intelligence, has hired Israeli veterans of Unit 8200, the IDF SIGINT intelligence branch. The Israelis are enticed with astronomical salaries and perks, some as high as $1-million yearly excluding bonuses; along with villas on the seashore. In fact, an … [Read more...]
Israeli Intelligence Spied on Trump’s Cell Phone Calls
File this post under "well, of course they did!" Politico reports today that Israeli intelligence implanted Stingray devices near the White House and other sensitive U.S. government facilities in order to intercept the cell phone calls of Pres. Trump and presumably other officials in key foreign policy and national security positions. Though the article does … [Read more...]
New IDF Unit 8200 Secret Spy Base Identified in Ora
חשיפה: הבסיס המשותף ליחידה 8200 והסוכנות לביטחון לאומי של ארה"ב, על פסגת הר אורה I reported some years ago that the NSA maintained a joint base with the IDF's Unit 8200 to intercept telecommunications from throughout the Middle East. I also noted that the base, known as Ofrit, was located in East Jerusalem just across the Green Line (and hence in occupie … [Read more...]
